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P-JO
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Heres a box I built a while ago.  Although I only got to ski it for one season, because I left it at my local hill, and there happens to be a skatepark right next to it, so some skateboarders/bikers decided to drag it over there and destroy it.  I'm over it though.

Anyways, its not that hard to build, if anyone wants to know how, lemme know.  The hardest part was putting the coping on the side, and we found out its really unecessary.



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Dec 3 2007 7:12PM
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P-JO
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Dec 3 2007 7:12PM
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fivefootthree
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thats a sick box
doesnt look like its that destroyed
Dec 3 2007 7:30PM
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P-JO
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Thats prior to the destruction.

Aight I should just explain how to build it.

Supplies:
3 - Sheets of about 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick plywood, I used 8x4 foot long ones, I'd suggest at least 10x4 though

Numerous 2x4 inch wood boards to use as connectors

Sheets of Lexan or any material plastic you can find.  We went to a SIGN shop and checked their junkyard and found some Lexan sheets from an old sign.

The coping is pretty much unecessary.

Step 1
Take 2 of the sheets, start at the 2 foot mark on the 4 foot side, then cut a rainbow shape, try to make the peak only be a foot higher, but you can do whatever you want.  Now after you do that you should have 4 peices, the beginning of the rail and the end.  If you look at my rail, the 2nd part would fit on top of the first part.

I'd recommend cutting the lip down a bit though, it was hard to actually air off that big of lip with out a lot of speed.

Step 2
Connect the peices with 2x4s, I made my rail 2 feet wide, could be skinier.  At the top connect them so the 2x4s are flat so you can lay more plywood on the top of the rail.

Step 3
Cut the lexan, screw it down on top, make sure you make like a divit where you put the screws in so they are not sticking out

Step 4
I think thats it


Hope that makes sense...
Dec 3 2007 7:45PM
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magic_steve
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very good idea, perfect for low budget builds

awsome box and tut man!
Dec 4 2007 12:31AM
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Peach.
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thats the best rainbow box i have ever seen on here major props
Dec 4 2007 12:59AM
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Spillway_East
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that box is so nice
Dec 5 2007 9:13AM
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fivefootthree
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what did you use for the edges of the box
Dec 5 2007 4:57PM
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fivefootthree
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what is the thickness of the lexan that you used
Dec 5 2007 6:41PM
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Lineskiah11
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that is sick. looks real fun. i feel bad for you tho that sucks it got destroyed so soon
Dec 5 2007 7:11PM
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P-JO
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We used steel or aluminum fence coping... steel is ideal, but I think ours was aluminum because it was easier to bend to the rail.  Although the coping is not necessary at all and was the hardest part to drill on.

Don't know how thick the lexan is, just make sure you can flex it.
Dec 5 2007 7:21PM
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BUMP
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that is fucking dope
Dec 10 2007 7:34AM
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sean2martin
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thats an amazing box, i envy that season you had with it
Dec 14 2007 6:39PM
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-NY-STeeZE-
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thats so sick
Dec 15 2007 8:47AM
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zylstra
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thats  a super sick box man. mad props and thats too bad people fucked it up, it looked crazy fun.
Dec 15 2007 11:13AM
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Peach.
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i can imagine seting up a step up jib off of that mother
Dec 29 2007 9:47PM
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pjbauer
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looks so good
Jan 1 2008 6:09PM
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pjbauer
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yeah, film a little on it
Jan 2 2008 5:52PM
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Jwalk
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thats one of the sicker home made jibs ive seen
Jan 3 2008 1:31AM
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sirskizalot
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soo sik
Jan 21 2008 12:33AM
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BMskier
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you deserve an award for that box. its sick for a home build
Jan 23 2008 7:54PM
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MadSteezin
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Thats so sick! Who cares that they spray painted it, it makes it look cooler.
Jan 23 2008 10:18PM
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Clebo1
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 im pretty sure he did that...  (pic from before destroyed)

sick jib , sucks that it got recked
Jan 24 2008 2:01PM
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fivefootthree
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still the sickest home made jib
Jan 24 2008 8:57PM
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eljusto.
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shit thats nice how much ill buy it or just gimme a price range to build soooooooooo sick
Mar 31 2008 10:01AM
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Lemuel
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that is so sick. did u run 2x4s across the top to screw the lexan into or what did u screw it into?

Apr 15 2008 11:50AM
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Lemuel
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for the coping you can use that flexable pvc, i think its called cpvc or something. its like a tanish color and real flexible. im gonna try makie one of these
Apr 15 2008 11:56AM
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NOSNOWJUSTICE
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The problem with that is the fact that you may still get your edges caught. Just watch out, don't let the material be too soft...
Apr 15 2008 1:27PM
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Lemuel
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cpvc isnt that soft, its not as hard as pvc but i dont think my edges would get caught up. i would put tyhe coping even with the plastic anyway so it wouldt get screwed up
Apr 15 2008 3:49PM
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oldskewl
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A thing of beauty...sorry it got wrecked
Apr 17 2008 5:56PM
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K2_ftw
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That is the tightest box ever
Apr 17 2008 7:16PM
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dandougherty
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sick, how long is it
May 28 2008 9:01PM
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P-JO
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shiiit i wanted to see a pic of this and bump the old thread... hope everyones summer jibs are sick... i made a beer pong table this summer instead..haha... its sick though... the table probably cost like $50 to build, so I hope everyone gives that shit a shot..
Aug 19 2008 2:01AM
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